Ray Wilson,  owner of Wilson Auto Collision Inc., a Colorado Springs-based paint and auto body repair shop, has been enjoying a bit of notoriety over the past week leading into the NHRA Mile High Nationals outside of Denver, Co.

Wilson and his WACI Racing Super Comp Dragster, were featured in the Colorado Springs Gazette, because of his switch one year ago to PPG branded aqua-based paint products.

In a state where being ‘green’ is a way of life, the Gazette decided to send photo journalist, Kevin Kreck to Wilson’s shop chronicling  his environmental change in product.

Ray Wilson,  owner of Wilson Auto Collision Inc., a Colorado Springs-based paint and auto body repair shop, has been enjoying a bit of notoriety over the past week leading into the NHRA Mile High Nationals outside of Denver, Co.

Wilson and his WACI Racing Super Comp Dragster, were featured in the Colorado Springs Gazette, because of his switch one year ago to PPG branded aqua-based paint products.

In a state where being ‘green’ is a way of life, the Gazette decided to send photo journalist, Kevin Kreck to Wilson’s shop chronicling  his environmental change in product.

“As a business owner, I’ve always believed it was imperative to develop a positive relationship with the news media,” stated Wilson. “The photographer, Kevin (Kreck) is a huge gear head and noticed the pictures of our team’s dragster hanging in my office. A few months after our initial article about the PPG product was printed, we were contacted by Ms. Desalvo (of the Colorado Springs Gazettte) and to my surprise, when I turned to the back page of this Sunday’s newspaper, I was shocked to see my car covering the whole page.”

The article focused on Wilson’s dragster and the changes a team has to make in order to compete in NHRA’s Super Comp division. Super Comp competes on an altitude adjusted 9.500-second index.

Wilson’s car  is driven by his son-in-law Chris Woolverton, who in his last two races behind the wheel of the WACI racing 2002 Undercover chassis dragster has reached the final round in Top Dragster trim.

Although the recent newspaper exposure has humbled the Division 5 racers, and even higher honor lays just around the corner.

“I was informed this past weekend, our Dragster will be featured as the car of the month July in the Snap-On Tools distributor calendar,” said Wilson. “I am truly honored by this type exposure our team is getting. We hope it is a sign of bigger things to come.” 

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